The release of HBO's Harry Potter is just a few weeks away at this point, and it feels like the entire world is watching and waiting to rejoin the Wizarding World. However, there are a select few who have already been there, and when given the opportunity to head back to Hogwarts, it seems like they just couldn't say no.
Speaking exclusively with Collider's Steve Weintraub while promoting his upcoming movie Ebenezer, Rupert Grint revealed that his return as Ron Weasley in Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will probably be the last time he plays the character. The actor is scheduled to begin his limited engagement at New York's Lyric Theatre on February 2, 2027. Grint explained that, after just over 15 years away from the role, it felt like the right time because, not only does he now have a family of his own, but he's also reached roughly the same age as Ron in the stage production. Grint told Collider:
"It's funny, kind of, it's interesting. Kind of going back, I think I spent so much time after finishing Potter moving away from it and doing other things which I really enjoy doing. But I think now it's a very different Ron in a very different context, and weirdly, it's lined up that I'm kind of the exact age of the character in that story. So it just felt like a good time, and I love New York and being on stage. It's been a while since I've done that, and it's a very important thing to me. It was my childhood, and I have a very strong connection to that character and that world. And I think I'm not going to get many other opportunities to play him again. It probably is my last, and I think it'll be fun."
Grint previously made his Broadway debut in It's Only a Play in 2014, but returning to the stage as a character he's known for most of his life presents an entirely different challenge, and he admitted that he couldn't resist the challenge, while confessing the nostalgia had been a delight. "Well, yeah. I mean, it's very nostalgic," said Grint. "Even for me, it's fun to kind of go back and get back into that world. It's been a while." Of course, Weintraub couldn't resist asking the question that just about every Harry Potter fan will be thinking: could Grint persuade Radcliffe and Watson to join him on Broadway for a reunion?
"It would be fun. I don't know. I mean, it's obviously different for everyone. It was an intense kind of time. When we finished, I really enjoyed stepping away and not really even thinking about it. Because it was such an intense... I mean, it was enjoyable, and they looked after us. But it was a big part of us. So yeah, maybe. I don't know. It'd be fun."
What Is Rupert Grint's New Movie 'Ebenezer' About?
Before Grint returns to Hogwarts, audiences will get to see him in Ebenezer, a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol starring Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) as Ebenezer Scrooge, and directed by Ti West. Grint plays Bob Cratchit, the father of Tiny Tim. The tale has been adapted many times for the screen. It's a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London that follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present, and future — and his fight for a second chance.
In addition to Grint, the film stars Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie) as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) as Fred, Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as Clara, Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Young Ebenezer, Ellie Bamber (Willow) as Belle, Tramell Tillman (Severance) as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings) as Jacob Marley. The screenplay comes from Nathaniel Halpern, with Emma Watts producing. Ebenezer opens in theaters on November 13, 2026.
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